Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Driving cessation

A Canadian study on driving cessation in the context of dementia/cognitive impairment led by Dr Hermann out of Sunnybrook looks at 3 years of data in todays CMAJ. Agitation, apathy and hallucinations were all predictors of driving cessation. However no easy solution is suggested to assist the family and family physician in counselling regarding cessation of driving in early dementia.

Predictors of driving cessation in mild-to-moderate dementia

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